The Commissioner of Transportation and the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection are directed to prepare and file in the office of the Secretary a list of the names of all brooks, rivers, ponds, lakes and other bodies of water in this state, and, when such list is so filed, the names thereon shall be […]
Sections 3-101 to 3-104, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 182–185; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 4; 1971, P.A. 410, S. 1; P.A. 75-268, S. 1; P.A. 76-86.)
The following-described arms shall be the official arms of the state: A shield of rococo design of white field, having in the center three grape vines, supported and bearing fruit. The vine located in the center of the shield and the vine located on the right side of the shield shall ascend in a counterclockwise […]
The great seal of the state shall conform to the following description: It shall be a perfect ellipse with its major axis two and one-half inches in length and its minor axis two inches in length, the major axis being vertical. Within such ellipse shall appear another ellipse with its major axis one and fifteen-sixteenths […]
The official arms and seal of the state of Connecticut, or imitation thereof, whether as a reproduction, imprint or facsimile, shall be made and used only under the direction and with the approval of the Secretary of the State for purposes specifically authorized by the Constitution and laws of the state or related directly or […]
The following-described flag is the official flag of the state. The dimensions of the flag shall be five feet and six inches in length, four feet and four inches in width. The flag shall be azure blue, charged with an argent white shield of rococo design, having in the center three grape vines, supported and […]
The mountain laurel, Kalmia latifolia, shall be the state flower. (1949 Rev., S. 3582.)
Michaela Petit's Four-O'Clocks, Mirabilis jalapa, shall be the children's state flower. (P.A. 15-77, S. 1.) History: P.A. 15-77 effective June 19, 2015.
The American robin, Turdus migratorius, shall be the state bird. (1949 Rev., S. 3583.)
The sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, shall be the state animal. (P.A. 75-165; P.A. 86-403, S. 6, 132.) History: P.A. 86-403 made technical change re scientific name of sperm whale.
The praying mantis, Mantis religiosa, shall be the state insect. (P.A. 77-243.)
The Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, shall be the state shellfish. (P.A. 89-321, S. 10, 12.)
The American shad, Alosa sapidissima, shall be the state fish. (P.A. 03-41, S. 1.)
The white oak, Quercus alba, shall be the state tree. (1949 Rev., S. 3584.)
The state of Connecticut shall be known as “The Constitution State”. (1959, P.A. 121.)
The garnet shall be the state mineral. (P.A. 77-293.)
The song entitled “Yankee Doodle”, composer unknown, shall be the state song. The form in which this song shall be sung as the state song shall be as follows: WORDS Yankee Doodle went to town, Riding on a pony, Stuck a feather in his hat, And called it macaroni. CHORUS Yankee Doodle keep it up, […]
The submarine, USS Nautilus, shall be the state ship. (P.A. 83-313.)
(a) Nathan Hale shall be the state hero. (b) Prudence Crandall shall be the state heroine. (P.A. 85-311; P.A. 95-20.) History: P.A. 95-20 designated existing provision as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b), naming Prudence Crandall as the state heroine.
The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall designate, every three years, a state poet laureate. The commissioner may fill any vacancy by appointment for the unexpired portion of the term vacated. (P.A. 85-221; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 210(e); P.A. 04-20, S. 3; 04-205, S. 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. […]
